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Entries for October, 2007

KEVIN BLACKISTONE – AROUND THE HORN

If anyone watched Around The Horn on Tuesday afternoon (October 30th, 2007) on ESPN and doesn’t think that sports columnist Kevin Blackistone should be committed to a mental institution, then maybe they should see a phychiatrist.
Blackistone, a former reporter and columnist for the Dallas Morning News from 1986 to 2006, is a regular panelist for ESPN’s Around [...]

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NFL POWER RANKINGS – WEEK 8

The Green Bay Packers are for real this year. If it wouldn’t have been for a bad call against the Chicago Bears, the Packers would be undefeated along with the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots.
The Packers looked impressive Monday night as they beat the Denver Broncos, 19-13, in overtime to improve to 6-1 on the [...]

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JOHNSON PUTS HEAT ON GORDON WITH 3 RACES LEFT.

Jimmie Johnson pulled a magic trick Sunday as he won the Pep Boys Auto 500 with brilliant pit strategy late in the race.
A two-tire stop paid of with a victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway, making the Chase a virtual dead heat at the top between the reigning champion and his Hendrick Motorsports teammate and friend.
Johnson and Gordon, [...]

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PATRIOTS AND COLTS TUNEUP FOR AFC SHOWDOWN

The Indianapolis Colts shook off a slow start Sunday afternoon as they destroyed the Carolina Panthers, 31-7, in front of a sellout crowd at Bank of America Stadium in downtown Charlotte.
Peyton Manning set a franchise record as the Colts moved to 7-0 again. The Colts became the first team since the 1929-31 Green Bay Packers [...]

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BIELEMA’S OFF THE HOT SEAT FOR NOW IN MADISON

It wasn’t pretty Saturday afternoon at Camp Randall Stadium but it was something Badgers fans haven’t seen in awhile – Wisconsin football. The Badgers pounded out 279 yards rushing on the ground as they rolled to a 33-3 win over Indiana.
The Badgers had played smash-mouth football for the past decade and a half under Barry Alvarez. Alvarez led [...]

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NFL PREDICTIONS WEEK 8 AGAINST THE SPREAD

The NFL enters week 8 with some intriguing matchups none better than the Steelers heading to Paul Brown Stadium to take on the Bengals in a huge AFC showdown.
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati has turned into one of the better feuds in the NFL the last few years, but it will be lacking a few things when the [...]

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GREEN BAY DEFENSE PACKS THE HEAT

The Green Bay Packers are off to a suprising 5-1 start this season and much of the credit is being given to the resurgence of Brett Favre, who at 38 still has plenty of zip left in his right arm.
With Favre and the pass-happy offense sputtering against the Washington Redskins on October 14th at Lambeau [...]

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DOLPHINS AND RAMS LOOK TO AVOID FUTILITY MARK.

In a season filled by surprises and record breaking performances so far, we may witness another first in the National Football league. The NFL has never had a team go undefeated and another winless since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
Here’s a thought to ponder for NFL fans. What is more difficult to do – win 16 [...]

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NFL POWER RANKINGS – WEEK 7

The Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots both registered impressive road wins over the weekend to remain undefeated. The Patriots clobbered the winless Dolphins, 49-28, while the Colts took care of the injury-riddled Jaguars, 29-7.
The Colts have quietly started the season 6-0 but nobody is paying any attention to the defending world champions and thats just [...]

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COLTS REMAIN UNBEATEN AFTER CRUSHING JAGUARS

The Indianapolis Colts exercised the demons of last year as they walked into their house of horrors and opened a can of ass-whooping on the upstart Jaguars Monday night in Jacksonville.
Last season the Colts gave up a franchise record 375 yards rushing in a 44-17 loss to Jacksonville. 
Monday night’s game was a complete opposite of last years debacle [...]

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